update-threat-db
Fail
Audited by Gen Agent Trust Hub on Aug 19, 2026
Risk Level: CRITICAL
Full Analysis
- [SAFE]: The skill's behavior is consistent with its stated purpose of automating threat intelligence collection and database maintenance. No malicious intent or hidden behaviors were detected.
- [COMMAND_EXECUTION]: In Phase 4, the skill executes a local Python command (
python3 -c "import yaml; yaml.safe_load(...)") to validate the syntax of the updated YAML file. This is a secure best practice that uses the safe loader to verify document structure without executing arbitrary code. - [EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS]: The skill uses search tools (Perplexity or WebSearch) to retrieve current security data from the internet. This is a standard and expected function for a threat intelligence gathering tool.
- [FALSE_POSITIVE]: Automated scanner alerts flagging
threat-db.yamlas malware or for containing 'reverse shell patterns' are false positives. As a threat intelligence database, the file naturally contains signatures, regex patterns (e.g., netcat or bash network redirects), and metadata about malicious campaigns used by security analysts to detect threats. - [FALSE_POSITIVE]: The 'Phishing' classification for the Penligent AI URL in the database sources is a false positive. The link directs to a legitimate German security research blog providing technical analysis of CVE-2026-0755 (a Gemini MCP command injection vulnerability).
Recommendations
- CRITICAL: 1 file(s) identified as malware by FileRep - DO NOT USE
- Contains 1 malicious URL(s) - DO NOT USE
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